Polishing composition



Patented Oct. 29 1929 PATENT OFFICE KATE CARPENTER RAWLES, OF FERNLEY, NEVADA POLISHING COMPOSITION No Drawing.

Among other objects, my invention is intended to provide an improved polishing composition for use in polishing and cleaning metal or wood surfaces and particularly for uie in polishing surfaces of stoves and the li (e.

My composition consists of a mixture of paraffin, kerosene and grease, preferably grease known in the trade as Zeroline cup grease. I

Zeroline cup grease is a product of the Standard il Company of California and is made of a suitable lard oil or tallow, or amixture of both, is saponified by an alkali, such ascaustic soda or lime, or mixture of these two alkalis to produce a suitable soap stock, water in quantities sufiicient for the hydrolyzing action being added during the saponino fying process;andfl at'into such soap stock 4 there is mixed a'inineral oil of lubricating qualities to obtain the necessary consistency of finished grease.

In preparing the composition, I prefer to use the ingredients in about the following proportions-viz, 10 pounds of paraflin, 10 pounds of kerosene, and ounces of grease. Good results may be obtained, however, when the ingredients are varied within substantially the following limits: 9 to 11 pounds of paraflin, 9 to 11 pounds of kerosene, and 1.8 to 22 ounces of grease.

These ingredients are preferably mixed by applying heat until the ingredients melt and unite in liquid form. The best results are obtained by heating the ingredients to the boiling point and by stirring or beating the liquid mixture. The liquid mixture thus produced may be poured into jars, cans, or other 40 receptacles, and when cooled will produce a soft, paste-like substance which may be applied to the surface to be polished with a cloth or brush.

My preferred method of manufacture and application of the composition, however, is to saturate a cloth (preferably a cotton cloth) with the mixture while the mixture is still in hot, liquid form and then permit the saturated cloth to dry. The result obtained is a cloth having inherent polishing qualities,

Application filed August 22, 1923. Serial No. 658,837.

practically odorless, and with which a surface may be cleaned and polished without soiling the hands. lVhen thus produced, the composition may be said to comprise the paraffin, kerosene and grease in the proportions stated and the cloth which is united with the other ingredients. Such cloth polishers may be produced in' various forms, for instance, in the form of mittens or gloves which may be slipped on the hand thus protecting the hand and preventing it from contacting with the surface being polished, or it may be produced in longlengths to be cut and sold by measure.

A cloth treated in the manner above described maybe used to clean and polish many varieties of metal or wood surfaces, for instance, it may be used to clean and polish a stove, burnish its metal trimmings, an. dust its base, and such use will not produce offensive smoke or odors and will not blacken the hands of the'person using it. In polishing a stove, I find that the best results are obtained by applying the polish when the surface of the stove is warm. Such a cloth may also be used to remove dust from and polish wooden surfaces such as hardwood floors, pianos and other furniture, and to restore the original finish. It may also be used to advantage in cleaning and polishing the metal and wood surfaces of an automobile.

I claim:

1. A polishing composition comprising a mixture of paraflin, kerosene and Zeroline cup grease.

2. A polishing composition comprising a mixture of paraflin, kerosene and Zeroline cup grease in the following proportions-viz, 10 pounds of paraffin, 10 pounds of kerosene and 20 ounces of Zeroline cup grease.

3. A polishing composition comprising a mixture of 'paraflinfkerosene and Zeroline cup grease in the following proportions-viz, from 9 to 11 pounds of paraffin, 9 to 11 pounds of kerosene and 18 to 22 ounces of Zeroline cup grease.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

KATE CARPENTER RAVVLES. 

